2022
Improving Infant Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Uganda: A Longitudinal Prospective Study Protocol for Predicting Developmental Outcomes and Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Treatment Failure after ETV/CPC
Vadset T, Rajaram A, Hsiao C, Katungi M, Magombe J, Seruwu M, Nsubuga B, Vyas R, Tatz J, Playter K, Nalule E, Natukwatsa D, Wabukoma M, Perez L, Mulondo R, Queally J, Fenster A, Kulkarni A, Schiff S, Grant P, Kabachelor E, Warf B, Sutin J, Lin P. Improving Infant Hydrocephalus Outcomes in Uganda: A Longitudinal Prospective Study Protocol for Predicting Developmental Outcomes and Identifying Patients at Risk for Early Treatment Failure after ETV/CPC. Metabolites 2022, 12: 78. PMID: 35050201, PMCID: PMC8781620, DOI: 10.3390/metabo12010078.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCerebral blood flowTreatment failureETV/CPCEarly treatment failureProspective study protocolCerebral tissue oxygenationProgression of hydrocephalusVentriculoperitoneal shunt placementLong-term outcomesEvidence-based guidelinesPost-operative careEndoscopic third ventriculostomyCerebral metabolic rateMulti-center trialChoroid plexus cauterizationGlobal health burdenCURE Children's HospitalYears of agePost-operative measurementsHydrocephalus outcomesNeurodevelopmental outcomesSurgical treatmentNeurodevelopmental assessmentShunt placementChildren's Hospital
2021
Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid
Peterson M, Cherukuri V, Paulson J, Ssentongo P, Kulkarni A, Warf B, Monga V, Schiff S. Normal childhood brain growth and a universal sex and anthropomorphic relationship to cerebrospinal fluid. Journal Of Neurosurgery Pediatrics 2021, 28: 458-468. PMID: 34243147, PMCID: PMC8594737, DOI: 10.3171/2021.2.peds201006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAlgorithmsAnalysis of VarianceAnthropometryBody WeightBrainCerebrospinal FluidChildChild DevelopmentChild, PreschoolCohort StudiesFemaleFunctional LateralityHumansHydrocephalusInfantInfant, NewbornMagnetic Resonance ImagingMaleOrgan SizePopulationReference StandardsSex CharacteristicsConceptsBrain growthBrain volumeFluid accumulationRatio of brainHealthy pediatric subjectsTotal brain volumeAge 18 yearsYears of ageRegional brain volumesNormal brain growthAge-dependent relationshipCSF accumulationPediatric subjectsChildhood diseasesCerebrospinal fluidCSF volumeCongenital disorderVolume trajectoriesEarly childhoodNormative growth curvesNumerous conditionsSexMagnetic resonanceBrain size
2018
Economic burden of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa
Ranjeva S, Warf B, Schiff S. Economic burden of neonatal sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Global Health 2018, 3: e000347. PMID: 29564153, PMCID: PMC5859806, DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2017-000347.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisability-adjusted life yearsNeonatal sepsisEconomic burdenSuccessful treatmentAnnual economic burdenAnnual neonatal deathsYears of ageThird Sustainable Development GoalGlobal health agenciesNeonatal infectionNeonatal deathNeonatal mortalityDisease burdenPreventable deathsSepsisChild healthMortality ratePrevention strategiesLife yearsMedical literatureHealth agenciesBurdenPublic healthMortalityIncidence